The energy industry can benefit a great deal from blockchain technology. In this article, the author (Daniel Cohen) explores the fundamentals of the technology that lawyers need to understand to advise their clients. Daniel Cohen, Blockchain 101: The Basics Every Energy Lawyer Should Know, available here
The United Kingdom Tax authorities (HM Revenue & Customs, HMRC) has issued a paper explaining “how HMRC will tax transactions involving cryptoasset exchange tokens that are undertaken by companies and other businesses (including sole traders and partnerships). It does not apply to the issue of tokens under initial coin offerings or other similar events.” read …
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Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission, the “Hong Kong SEC” has issued rules for fund handling crypto assets. Read more here Here is the full text of the rules
France and Germany agree to block Facebook’s Libra. See more here
European Parliament publishes a paper on blockchain and the GDPR, titled “The General Data Protection RegulationCan distributed ledgers be squared with European data protection law?”Here is the link to this interesting paper: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/STUD/2019/634445/EPRS_STU(2019)634445_EN.pdf More information. on GDPR and blockchain, Francesca Giannoni-Crystal
On June 6, 2019, the Republic of San Marino approved the Blockchain Decree of the Republic of San Marino (Delegate Decree n. 86, dated May 23, 2019). The Blockchain Decree provides a regulatory framework formulating specific rules for two different applications of Distributed Register Technology (Distributed Ledger Technology or – more commonly – Blockchain): investment …
On June 6, 2019, the Republic of San Marino approved the Blockchain Decree of the Republic of San Marino (Delegate Decree n. 86, dated May 23, 2019). The Blockchain Decree provides a regulatory framework formulating specific rules for two different applications of Distributed Register Technology (Distributed Ledger Technology or – more commonly – Blockchain): investment …
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The new president of ICE (Italian Institute for the Foreign Commerce) revealed in an interview released to Il Sole 24 Ore that ICE will foster the use of #blockchain to trace and protect the #madeinitaly products. He explained that the traceability of products serves the purpose of protection of the Italian brand, indication of origin …
Washoe County, Reno, in the State of Nevada, uses Ethereum blockchain to provide immutable digital record of wedding certificates. The service allows certified copies of marriage certificates to be emailed. It requires no special technology besides the ability to view a plain PDF. The county uses the services of a company called TitanSeal. At https://www.washoecounty.us… …
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In Italy, the so-called “Simplifications Decree 2019” (“Decree”) introduces, among others, rules on the legal validity of data stored on the blockchain.The Council of Ministers approved the decree on October 16th 2018 with the obvious purpose of promoting innovation and new technologies.Here The Press Release (in Italian) More here: